Fractal model for virgin compression of pure clays

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-216

  Xu, Yongfu ^a   Xia, Xiaohe ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clay; Fractal dimension; Fractals; Virgin compression

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FRACTALS; PLASTICITY; SOILS;

COMPRESSIBLE CLAYS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; VIRGIN COMPRESSION;

CLAY;

EID: 27744478763     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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